Hay-elevator



(No Model.)

' J. & v. L; NEY.

HAY ELEVATOR.

Patented Dec. 15, 1891.

7 INVENTORKS MW W1 TNESSES ATTORNEY.

UNITED STATES;

PATENT OFFICE.

JACOB NEY AND VALENTINE L. NEY, OF CANTON, OHIO.

' HAY-ELEVATO R.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 465,195, dated December15, 1891. Application filed July 14, 1891. Serialll'o. 399,472. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, JACOB NEY and VAL-7 ENTINE L. NEY, citizens of theUnited States, residing at Canton, in the county of Stark and State ofOhio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inHay-Elevators; and we do hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to theannexed drawings, making a part of this specification, and to theletters of reference marked thereon, in which- Figure 1 is a sideelevation showing the different parts in proper position to lock theelevating-head to the traveling frame and release said traveling frame,from the stop-blocks. Fig. 2 is a sectional view showing the framelocated upon a track and the parts in position to lock the frame to thestop-block. Fig. 3 is a detached view of the dog designed and calculatedto lock the frame to the stop-blocks and hold the elevating-head dog inposition to lock the elevating-head to the traveling frame. Fig. 4 is adetached view of the elevating-head dog.

lhe present invention has relation to hayelevators; and it consists inthe different parts and combination of parts hereinafter described, andparticularly pointed out in the claims.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all thefigures of the draw mgs.

In the accompanying drawings, A represents the track, which may be ofany desired kind or style, and is supported at the required height bymeans of suitable hangers fixed to the rafters of a barn or othersuitable framework in the ordinary manner. The two frames A and B areswiveled together by means of the tongue and groove 0.. (Best seen inFig. 2.) The frame A is provided with the arms I), which arms extendupward, as shown in the drawings, and to the upper ends of the arms I)are journaled the traveling wheels 0, and in use four arms b and fourtraveling wheels 0 are used; but it will be understood that a lessnumber may be used without departing from the nature of our invention.To the frame B are pivotal] y attached the dogs 0 and D, said dogs beinglocated substantially as shown in the drawings.- The dog 0 is proings.

vided with the extension 6, which extension is for the purpose oflocking the traveling frame to the track, as hereinafter described.

This dog 0 is also provided with the extension d, which is for thepurpose hereinafter. described. The dog D is provided with the slottedarmcomes in contact'with the under side of the arm 72 and elevates thefree end of said arm, which in turn forces the hooked extension f towardand through the slotted arm E, thereby connecting the elevating-head Fand its load to the traveling frame .flAs the arm h is elevated theioporfipper end of the dog D is moved from under the dog (3, therebypermitting said dog (J to drop, as illustrated in Fig.1, which in turnlocks the dog D and retains the elevating-head F by means of its hookedextension f.

For the purpose of preventing the dog 0 from sticking or lodging againstthe face of the dogD the anti-friction roller is provided and isjournaled to the dog 0, and is located substantially as shown in thedraw- By providing the anti-friction roller it it removes the frictionbetween the meeting faces of the dogs 0 and D. As the dog 0 drops theanti-friction roller k is received'into the recess 70, which securely.locks the dog D. Whenthe dog 0 drops or falls, its extension e isautomatically disengaged from the stoplug d, thereby releasing thetraveling carriage from the track, at which time the traveling carriageis free to move upon the track to any desired point, .where it isdesired to drop or deposit the hay or other material.

Upon the return of the traveling carriage to the point where it isdesired to release the elevating-head F for another load the extension(1 comes in contact with the proper stoplug d, which elevates the freeend of the dog 0, thereby automatically disengaging the hooked extensionf from the slotted arm E and elevating the extension 6, which in turnlocks the traveling carriage to the track A.

The hanger A is provided with the stop- I Having fully describedourinvention, whatv lugs 01', which stop-lugs are formed integral with saidhanger, and are so formed for the purpose of providing a hanger thatwill stop the carriage at a point directly below said hanger, therebyproviding a means for supporting the track at a point where the load iselevated. By providing the combined hanger and stop-lug A it can beplaced directly above the point where the load is to be elevated,thereby forming a support for the track at a point where the greateststrain comes while the load is being elevated. I-Ieretofore thestop-lugs have been formed separate from the hangers, and hence thetrack cannot be supported at the point where the stop-lug is located. Bythis arrangement no separate stoplugs are required, thereby reducing thecost in the construction of a track and its carriage. It will beunderstood that by providing the anti-friction roller 70 the free end ofthe dog 0 can be dropped into the recess 7; and lock thedog D in aposition to hold the elevating-head F by means of the hooked extension fand the slotted arm E. 4

We claim as new, and desire to secure by Let ters Patent, is

1. In a hay-elevator having a track or way and a traveling carriage, thecombination of the dog 0, provided with the extension e and theanti-friction roller 70, the dog D, provided with the recess is, and theelevating-head F, provided with the slotted arm E, substantially as andfor the purpose set forth.

2. The combination of the combined hanger and stop-lug A the dog C,provided with the extension e and the anti-friction roller 70, the dogD, provided with the recess is and the hooked arm f, and theelevating-head F, pro- .vided with the slotted arm E, substantially asand for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that We claim the above We have hereunto subscribed ournames in the presence of two witnesses.

' JACOB NEY. VALENTINE L. NEY. Witnesses:

E. A. 0. SMITH,

F. W. BOND.

